Download Here Loss and damage is rapidly gaining prominence in the global climate change arena and is a newly emerging field of research focus. However, the concept behind the idea of residual loss and damage from the impacts of climate change has existed since before the inception of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […]

Download Here There is an urgent need to rebalance the priorities for South Asia’s energy sectors, to ensure clean, affordable, sustainable energy, and better integration of energy and development needs. In order to make it happen  A ‘leapfrog fund’ from global mitigation finance should be established tosupport Asia’s progress towards a low carbon economy and […]

Download Here Financial resources are essential for developing countries to deal with the combined challenges of climate change and development.The report outlines the current financial status of developing countries and emphasises on provisioning of financial resources from advanced countries for mitigation and adaptation activities. The report points to several barriers to access to finance by […]

An equitable and ambitious agreement in COP21 is essential to keep the global average temperature below 2 degree threshold. In order to ensure India put forward an ambitious climate committment in the forthcoming climate summit, a mobilisation initiative is underway in india to shape the opinions of stakeholders towards an strong and decisive climate agreement. […]

State Consultation Objectives India is looked at as a key country in the process to achieve a fair, ambitious, equitable and comprehensive Climate agreement in COP21 at Paris in Dec 2015. The domestic developmental needs and aspirations shall drive the national policies and international positions of India on climate change. State consultations are crucial to […]

Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals: Inter-linkages and Opportunities in South Asia Feb 23, 2015, Colombo 2015 is the year in which both UNFCCC and Post-2015 Sustainable Development processes will witness landmark global negotiations and agreements. In order to understand commonalities of the UNFCCC and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) processes and make them mutually supportive, […]

“Loss and Damage” has been one of the deeply contested issues by the COP at its 20th session in Lima.  In the end Parties adopted a decision establishing the Warsaw international mechanism. In the video researchers talk about genesis and progress of Loss and Damage as an issue for negotiations including in Lima.

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced appreciation for US President Barack Obama’s “personal engagement” with India, China and Brazil on climate change, saying he counts on his strong leadership to reach an agreement on the issue in Paris in December. “I really appreciate your personal engagement starting with China and Brazil and India, […]

Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan is merely one of the ways that will help it fulfill an existing pledge to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% by 2025 from 2005 levels. “The biggest, most important step we have ever taken to combat climate change”. That is how President Barack Obama described the Clean Power […]

July 25, 2015, New Delhi :  India needs to follow a development path that avoids both unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and ensures that it is on track to achieve sustainable development goals. India’s Intended nationally designated contributions (INDCs) for adaptation to #ClimateChange must focus on empowering the poorest and vulnerable people with viable #LocalAdaptation strategies. […]